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15 Cards in this Set
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Figurative Language
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using familiar words in unususal ways; examples include simile and metaphor
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metaphor
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makes a comparison but does not use like or as. An example would be Mike's stomach is a bottomless pit.
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simile
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figure of speech that mkaes a comparison using the words like or as. An example would be That light is as bright as the sun.
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Multiple Meaning Words
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words that are spelled the smae but have different meanings and different origins
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Synonyms
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Words that mean the same, or almost the same, as another word
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Antonym
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Words that have the opposite meaning of other words
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Main Idea
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The main point of a reading passage
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Details
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Details explain, support, and illustrate the main idea of the passage.
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Sequence
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the order in which things happen in a passage
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Setting
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the time and place a story takes place
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Cause
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what makes something happen or why it happens; the cause always happens first
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Effect
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what happens; the effect always happens after the cause
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Compare/ Contrast
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Finding the similarities and differences between two or more ideas
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Plot
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A series of event which build on one another from the beginning to the end of a story
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Problem Resolution
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the end of the story when problems are solved
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